Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer: Flight Systems

Impulsespace; Redondo Beach (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

ImpulseSpace in Redondo Beach is seeking a Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer to join the Vehicle Engineering team. You will work with engineering and mission management to certify flight systems and establish customer-ready processes.

You will document interactions, optimize deliverables, assess standards, and lead tests in support of verification and validation for successful missions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science.
• 5+ years aerospace experience.
• Experience with liquid propulsion, launch systems or spacecraft.
• Fundamentals of fluids, thermodynamics, heat transfer, mechanics and materials.
• Experience with primary/secondary structures and related components.
• Ability to take ownership and collaborate with teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop systems to document customer interactions and track approvals.
• Collaborate with vehicle engineering to optimize process flows for deliverables.
• Analyze requirements and standards to ensure compatibility with product lines.
• Perform specialized analysis and lead tests/demos for verification.
• Explain design concepts to customers and address technical questions.
• Implement changes to improve processes while meeting customer standards.
• Support launch and mission operations as needed.

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or science

Excellent communication

Ownership & collaboration

Job description

ImpulseSpace in Redondo Beach is seeking a Senior Vehicle Certification Engineer to join the Vehicle Engineering team. You will work with engineering and mission management to certify flight systems and establish customer-ready processes.

You will document interactions, optimize deliverables, assess standards, and lead tests in support of verification and validation for successful missions.